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Liquid Courage

The girl’s love is like liquor 

Bitter on your tongue 

Burning as it slides down your throat 

But once you consume her? 

Suddenly you’re both braver and stupider than you ever thought possible. 

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site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

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Resources For Crime, Mystery, And Thriller Writers

General Resources

The 5 C’s of Writing A Great Thriller Novel

Thriller vs. Mystery

Writing A Thrilling Action Scene

Paul Finch: How To Write A Thriller

ThrillerWriters.org

International Thriller Writers

MysteryCozy.com

MysteryNet

Mystery Writers Forum

Old Fashioned Detective/Police Slang

Sisters in Crime

CopNet

The Police Officer’s Internet Directory

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

Criminal Law Section of the Law Journal Extra

The Anatomy of a Murder

Crime & Clues

Crime Scene Forensics

General Forensics

Burglary Investigations

Dissociative Disorders

A Study In Physical Injuries

Government Resources

FBI’s Guide and Q&A For Authors

FBI website

CIA’s website

Drug Enforcement Administration

US Food & Drug Administration

United States Sentencing Commission

Federal Bureau of Prisons

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

The National Security Agency

United States Secret Service

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Serial Killers & Murder

Serial Killer Wikipedia page

Death and Dementia

Serialhomicide.com

Homicide Detective Checklist

Violent Crime Scene Analysis

Gang Activity & Hate Crimes

CSS Organized Crime Menu

HateWatch

The Austin Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit

Gangwar.com

LA Gangs

Street Soldiers

Justice Department Computer Crime Initiative

National Security Institute’s Security Resource Net

Sex Crimes & Abuse

PedoWatch

The Facts about Rape page

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)

Criminals - The Sexual Sadist

Writing Domestic Abuse

Domestic Violence & Abuse

Terrorism

Terrorism Research Center

Counter-Terrorism Page

The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism

NSI: Counter Terrorism

Equipment, Weapons, and Poison

Disaster Center

GunHoo

The Police Marksman

Firearms Tutorial

Snipercountry.com

Characters

How To Play The Stalker

How to portray a character high on cocaine.

Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.

How to play a mentally ill/insane character.

How to play a victim of rape.

Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Writing a character with schizophrenia.

Writing a character with Nymphomania.

How to write a character with HPD.

Tips on writing a drug addict.

Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.

Playing a character with an eating disorder.

How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.

How to play a serial killer.

How to write a character with an OCD.

How to write characters with PTSD.

Playing the manipulative character.

Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.

Playing a character with Orthorexia Nervosa.

Playing the bullies.

Portraying the drug dealer.

Playing a rebellious character.

How to portray a sociopath.

Playing a character under the influence of drugs.

Playing a character who struggles with Bulimia.

Portraying sexually/emotionally abused characters.

Portraying characters who have secrets.

Portraying a recovering alcoholic.

Portraying a sex addict.

How to play someone creepy.

Playing a character who is faking a disorder.

Playing a prisoner.

How to play a sexual assault victim.

Writing a compulsive gambler.

Portraying a character with amnesia.

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WHEN I GET A NEW STORY IDEA AND I HAVE A LIKE HUNDRED ALREADY

It’s just like:

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I taught you that love tastes like neat rum from the bottle and the smoke that slowly kills you. I taught you that mess was beautiful and you clung to the flames until they burnt you to the bone. Later you will understand that this is the time I was too broken for you to fix, you met me when I only knew to fear the love you wanted to give. You will understand that what I taught you was never love.

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Please stop and read this.

I’m doing a project on gay rights in today’s society.

So if you believe that same sex couples should be allowed to get married, please reblog this.

This would be a lot of help, thank you.

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“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”

— Charles Dickens

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broke: rating people by number (like: “shes a 10”)

WOKE: rating people by song

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5 Tropes I Hate Reading in Fiction

5 Tropes I Hate Reading in Fiction

To begin, a disclaimer: these are my own personal opinions. There are readers who adore these tropes and will consume them with pleasure (otherwise, I doubt they’d be so prevalent!). There are examples of books that adopted these tropes so well, even I can’t hate. No matter what you enjoy reading or writing, keep enjoying it!As the saying goes, you can’t please everyone. I’ve had readers beg me…

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5 Tips for Writing Compelling Villains

5 Tips for Writing Compelling Villains

We all have our pet-peeves in literature and movies. Maybe you’re an avid romance reader who can’t stand the billionaire bad boy/plain Jane trope. Some people hate books that end with a cliffhanger. Some readers return a book if features infidelity or glorifies substance abuse.

  My personal pet peeve, though?

  Flat, boring villains. Villains who seem to exist only to torture the…

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Amy Dunne - A Fictional Portrait of a Psychopath

Amy Dunne – A Fictional Portrait of a Psychopath

The character of Amy Dunne makes for a fascinating case study in what it is like to be married to, or even in contact with, a psychopath. Amy fell in love with her husband Nick, changing parts of her own personality to try to create the illusion of the “perfect girlfriend” or “perfect wife.” When she tired of the charade, her behavior towards her husband became cold and distant. After…

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Complex Post-Traumatic Stress 

This is a great post on C-PTSD, and PTSD in general. Many people believe PTSD is a disorder exclusive to combat veterans and police officers. This post does an excellent job of breaking down C-PTSD and the potential long-term impact of childhood trauma.

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I think I’ve figured out why we don’t seem to like our own writing sometimes…

You know how we don’t like how our voice sounds on recordings? It feels like something is wrong with it, but that’s only because we’re so used to listening it from within our own body and mind so when it’s presented in front of us, not as a part of us, it feels strange.

And that’s just what happens with our writing. We’re so used to just thinking about the story and seeing it in our head that when we see it written in ink on paper or a document on the computer, something feels strange, it’s not just inside us anymore, it’s actually physically there.

So if you ever feel bad about your writing, just remember that you’re not actually a bad writer, you’re just still not used to seeing your work with your own two eyes once it’s left your imagination and entered the world of book format. So keep writing and do your best! It’s alright!

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WIP Playlist: Using Music to Set the Mood

WIP Playlist: Using Music to Set the Mood

I’m going to let you all in on a little secret: I hate silence. Maybe it’s because I’m a mother, so the quiet hours feel unsettling and strange. Or perhaps it’s because I’m friends with a bunch of Californians who can talk for hours about seemingly nothing. Maybe it’s because I write such dark material and silence leaves me a little too alone with my thoughts. Whatever the reason, I cannot stand…

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Resources For Writing Period Pieces: 1900-1939

– The format of this piece in my Resources For Writing Period Pieces series is different due to it covering only a portion of a century, which has much more documentation and recorded historical details. I’ve done this in a way that covered each decade almost separately, but put all four under the umbrella of “early 20th century”. I hope this is helpful to all of you historical fiction writers out there. The other two articles covering this century will be formatted the same way. Happy researching!

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Major Events

Below are links to extensive lists of events, categorized by individual years within the indicated decade. There you will find summaries, information, and timelines that will help you with further research.

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

Popular Culture & Society

Music

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

Literature & Art

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

World Leaders

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

Technology

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

Politics

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

Notable Eras of The Time Period 

Edwardian Era

First World War

Interwar Britain

Progressive Era 

Jazz Age

Xinhai Revolution 

Warlord Era

Chinese Civil War

Taishō period 

Roaring Twenties 

Great Depression

Popular Names

1900-1909 Male and Female

1910-1919 Male and Female

1920-1929 Male and Female

1930-1939 Male and Female

Clothing

Edwardian Fashion

1900s

1910s

Western Fashion 

1920s

1930s

By Country

1900s by country

1910s by country

1920s by country

1930s by country

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